Rick Goldschmidt – the Rankin-Bass expert-of-experts – has gone overboard (in a good way) by expanding his already essential 176-page 1997 labor-of-love, The Enchanted World of Rankin-Bass, into a monster 296-page (120 additional pages!) limited edition. This 15th Anniversary Edition is for anyone who worships at the altar of Rudolf, Frosty and Mad Monster Party. It contains 84 new color pages of rare photos and artwork, including original concept sketches and storyboard artwork – and beautiful tribute pieces by Bruce Timm, Mike Fontenelli, Patrick Owsley, Mark Christiansen, Matt Pott and others. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. Order it now!

This story reminds me that once Billy Wider was walking in Paris and saw a cinema where they were showing a homage to Betty Grable….”They must be running out of homages” said the acerbic maestro…..

http://www.itsthecat.com Mark Kausler

I agree with Oscar, mediocrity has moved up to the top of the stack! Let’s all “worship at the altar of Rudolph”!

Nic

Not to ruin your whine, here, but these movies were a huge part of my childhood. I have very distinct memories of sitting down and watching the old stop-motion Christmas films with family every single year.

So, yes. Let’s worship at the altar of Great Times, Great Memories, and Childhood Nostalgia.

What’s wrong with that?

http://www.miserbros.com Rick Goldschmidt

THANKS Jerry! Glad you liked the book!

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/author/jerry Jerry Beck

I did indeed Rick. Oscar and Mark above are good friends of mine – and if they don’t kneel before Heat Miser, that’s their problem! ;)

http://okgrillo.blogspot.com Oscar Grillo

I had the joy of working in The Jackson Five series, Jerry.

http://youtube.com/user/Mesterius1 Mesterius

Someone write a book!

dbenson

Watching Magoo’s Carol, I can’t help but wish they had a bit more time and money to actually animate the characters — what’s there is good, but minimal. Like a lot of early TV, it was assumed they had to make their costs back on that initial single airing.

Ted Herrmann

There are a number of Magoo’s Carol DVDs available on Amazon – anyone here have an idea which is the “good quality” one to buy?

James Madison

Nice! I have to add these to my collection!

http://mrmagooschristmascarol.com Darrell Van Citters

Ted,

Get the Blu-ray edition, it comes with a standard def disc as well. Although the color isn’t perfect, it was remastered from the negative and is heads and shoulders above the others.

Darrell

http://vbartilucci.tumblr.com/ Vinnie Bartilucci

Yeah, I’ve seen that Rankin-Bass book before, but the new edition may be more than I can resist.